2018 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships

The 2018 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships is a continental stage tournament of Thomas and Uber Cups, and also to crown the best men's and women's badminton team in Africa. This tournament will be held in Algiers, Algeria between 12 and 15 February 2018.^[1]

2018 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships

Tournament details
Dates	12–15 February
Venue	Hacène Harcha Arena
Location	Algiers, Algeria
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Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's team	Algeria Adel Hamek Adel Meddah Koceila Mammeri Majed Yacine Balahoune Mohamed Abdelaziz Ouchefoun Mohamed Abderrahime Belarbi Samy Khaldi Sifeddine Larbaoui Youcef Sabri Medel	Nigeria Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori Clement Krobakpo Enejoh Abah Godwin Olofua Habeeb Bello Usman Ayo Isiaq	Mauritius Aatish Lubah Christopher Paul Julien Paul Jean Bernard Bongout Melvin Appiah Tejraj Pultoo
Ghana Abraham Ayittey Aaron Tamakloe Daniel Sam Emmanuel Botwe Emmanuel Donkor Michael Opoku Baah
Women's team	Mauritius Aurélie Allet Ganesha Mungrah Kate Foo Kune Kobita Dookhee Nicki Chan-Lam Sendila Mourat	Nigeria Dorcas Ajoke Adesokan Peace Orji Uchechukwu Deborah Ukeh Zainab Momoh	Egypt Doha Hany Hadia Hosny Hana Hesham Mohamed Hana Tarek Mohamed Jana Ashraf Salmeen Essam Elsaid Salem
Algeria Dounia Naama Ferd Houda Halla Bouksani Imane Chekkal Ines Ziani Linda Mazri Malak Ouchefoune Sirine Ibrahim Yasmina Chibah

Tournament

The All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships officially crowns the best male and female national badminton teams in Africa and at the same time works as the African qualification event towards the 2018 Thomas & Uber Cup finals. 19 teams consisting of 12 men's team and 7 women's team have entered the tournament.^[2]

Venue

Venue of this tournament is Salle OMS Hacène Harcha Arena, in Algiers, Algeria.^[3]

Men's team

The host country, Algeria has been crowned the champion in the men's team event.^[4] The Algeria team beating Nigeria with the score 3–2, and Nigeria settle for the silver medal.^[5] It is the first time for Algeria to win the competition, and also will be the first time for the team to participate at the Thomas Cup final.^[6] The men's team bronze goes to Mauritius and Ghana. The team lose in the semifinal round to Algeria and Nigeria, both with the score 3–1 respectively.^[7][8]

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Mauritius	1	1	0	5	0	+5	10	0	+10	210	78	+132	1	Knockout stage
2	Cameroon	2	1	1	5	5	0	10	10	0	288	251	+37	1
3	Tunisia	1	0	1	0	5	−5	0	10	−10	41	210	−169	0

Source: TS

Date		Score		Match 1	Match 2	Match 3	Match 4	Match 5
12 Feb	Mauritius	w/o	Tunisia	—	—	—	—	—
13 Feb	Cameroon	5–0	Tunisia	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0
13 Feb	Mauritius	5–0	Cameroon	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0

• Mauritius vs Tunisia

Mauritius Walkover	Salle OMS Hacène Harcha Arena, Court 7 12 February 2018, 15:30 [9]		Tunisia -
1 2 3 1 Julien Paul Youssef Hafouz       w/o   2 Aatish Lubah Yessine Vydelingum       w/o   3 Jean Bernard Bongout Younes Hafouz       w/o   4 Melvin Appiah / Tejraj Pultoo Youssef Hafouz / Yessine Vydelingum       w/o   5 Aatish Lubah / Christopher Paul Amin Abidi / Youssef Hafouz       w/o

• Cameroon vs Tunisia

Cameroon 5	Salle OMS Hacène Harcha Arena, Court 6 13 February 2018, 15:30 [10]		Tunisia 0
1 2 3 1 Mamoudou Soudi Youssef Hafouz 21 7 21 3     2 Antoine Owona Yessine Vydelingum 21 2 21 3     3 Paulin Nguele Biya Younes Hafouz 21 2 21 2     4 Paulin Nguele Biya / Antoine Owona Youssef Hafouz / Yessine Vydelingum 21 6 21 3     5 Paul Henri Assembe / Mamoudou Soudi Amin Abidi / Youssef Hafouz 21 5 21 8

• Mauritius vs Cameroon

Mauritius 5	Salle OMS Hacène Harcha Arena, Court 7 13 February 2018, 17:30 [11]		Cameroon 0
1 2 3 1 Julien Paul Mamoudou Soudi 21 10 21 8     2 Aatish Lubah Antoine Owona 21 4 21 7     3 Jean Bernard Bongout Paulin Nguele Biya 21 11 21 6     4 Melvin Appiah / Tejraj Pultoo Paulin Nguele Biya / Antoine Owona 21 12 21 8     5 Aatish Lubah / Christopher Paul Paul Henri Assembe / Mamoudou Soudi 21 7 21 5

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Algeria	2	2	0	9	1	+8	18	2	+16	378	241	+137	2	Knockout stage
2	Zambia	2	1	1	6	4	+2	12	9	+3	380	295	+85	1
3	Ivory Coast	2	0	2	0	10	−10	1	20	−19	215	437	−222	0

Source: TS

Date		Score		Match 1	Match 2	Match 3	Match 4	Match 5
12 Feb	Algeria	5–0	Ivory Coast	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0
13 Feb	Zambia	5–0	Ivory Coast	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–1
13 Feb	Algeria	4–1	Zambia	2–0	2–0	2–0	0–2	2–0

• Algeria vs Ivory Coast

Algeria 5	Salle OMS Hacène Harcha Arena, Court 3 12 February 2018, 15:30 [12]		Ivory Coast 0
1 2 3 1 Adel Hamek Alex Patrick Zolobe 21 11 21 8     2 Mohamed Abderrahime Belarbi Franck Ahi 21 2 21 5     3 Youcef Sabri Medel Jerome Ibrahim Agnimel 21 9 21 12     4 Koceila Mammeri / Mohamed Abdelaziz Ouchefoun Franck Ahi / Alex Patrick Zolobe 21 6 21 9     5 Yacine Belhouane / Samy Khaldi Jerome Ibrahim Agnimel / Ousmane Ouedraogo 21 9 21 17

• Zambia vs Ivory Coast

Zambia 5	Salle OMS Hacène Harcha Arena, Court 4 13 February 2018, 09:30 [13]		Ivory Coast 0
1 2 3 1 Chongo Mulenga Alex Patrick Zolobe 21 13 21 11     2 Kalombo Mulenga Franck Ahi 21 7 21 6     3 Mark Banda Jerome Ibrahim Agnimel 21 10 21 10     4 Chongo Mulenga / Kalombo Mulenga Jerome Ibrahim Agnimel / Ousmane Ouedraogo 21 13 21 11     5 Mark Banda / Donald Mabo Franck Ahi / Alex Patrick Zolobe 17 21 21 16 21 9

• Algeria vs Zambia

Algeria 4	Salle OMS Hacène Harcha Arena, Court 1 13 February 2018, 17:30 [14]		Zambia 1
1 2 3 1 Adel Hamek Chongo Mulenga 21 14 21 18     2 Mohamed Abderrahime Belarbi Kalombo Mulenga 21 12 21 9     3 Sifeddine Larbaoui Mark Banda 21 14 21 16     4 Mohamed Abderrahime Belarbi / Adel Hamek Chongo Mulenga / Kalombo Mulenga         w/o 5 Koceila Mammeri / Youcef Sabri Medel Mark Banda / Donald Mabo 21 10 21 18

Group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Nigeria	2	2	0	10	0	+10	20	3	+17	464	273	+191	2	Knockout stage
2	Morocco	2	1	1	3	7	−4	8	14	−6	327	407	−80	1
3	Seychelles	2	0	2	2	8	−6	6	17	−11	330	441	−111	0

Source: TS

Date		Score		Match 1	Match 2	Match 3	Match 4	Match 5
12 Feb	Nigeria	5–0	Morocco	1–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0
13 Feb	Seychelles	2–3	Morocco	0–2	2–1	0–2	2–0	0–2
13 Feb	Nigeria	5–0	Seychelles	2–1	2–0	2–0	2–1	2–0

• Nigeria vs Morocco

Nigeria 5	Salle OMS Hacène Harcha Arena, Court 4 12 February 2018, 15:30 [15]		Morocco 0
1 2 3 1 Clement Krobakpo Bilal El-Harab 12 21 21 16 21 13   2 Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori Ahmed Amine Ksikes 21 1 21 6     3 Godwin Olofua Yassine El-Mernissi 21 12 21 13     4 Enejoh Abah / Clement Krobakpo Adam El-Mernissi / Ahmed Amine Ksikes 21 12 21 3     5 Habeeb Bello / Usman Isiaq Bilal El-Harab / Yassine El-Mernissi 21 18 21 13

• Seychelles vs Morocco

Seychelles 2	Salle OMS Hacène Harcha Arena, Court 7 13 February 2018, 09:30 [16]		Morocco 3
1 2 3 1 Kervin Ghislain Bilal El-Harab 18 21 17 21     2 Jie Luo Ahmed Amine Ksikes 21 17 14 21 21 16   3 Jakim Renaud Yassine El-Mernissi 14 21 10 21     4 Kervin Ghislain / Steve Malcouzanne Adam El-Mernissi / Ahmed Amine Ksikes 21 11 21 8     5 Jie Luo / Jakim Renaud Bilal El-Harab / Yassine El-Mernissi 16 21 12 21

• Nigeria vs Seychelles

Nigeria 5	Salle OMS Hacène Harcha Arena, Court 4 13 February 2018, 17:30 [17]		Seychelles 0
1 2 3 1 Habeeb Bello Kervin Ghislain 21 13 14 21 21 8   2 Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori Jie Luo 21 9 21 14     3 Godwin Olofua Jakim Renaud 21 4 21 6     4 Habeeb Bello / Usman Isiaq Kervin Ghislain / Steve Malcouzanne 21 11 18 21 21 15   5 Godwin Olofua / Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori Jie Luo / Jakim Renaud 21 14 21 9

Group D

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ghana	2	2	0	8	2	+6	16	6	+10	425	298	+127	2	Knockout stage
2	Egypt	2	1	1	7	3	+4	16	6	+10	435	305	+130	1
3	Zimbabwe	2	0	2	0	10	−10	0	20	−20	163	420	−257	0

Source: TS

Date		Score		Match 1	Match 2	Match 3	Match 4	Match 5
12 Feb	Egypt	5–0	Zimbabwe	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0
13 Feb	Ghana	5–0	Zimbabwe	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0
13 Feb	Egypt	2–3	Ghana	0–2	2–0	1–2	2–0	1–2

• Egypt vs Zimbabwe

Egypt 5	Salle OMS Hacène Harcha Arena, Court 7 12 February 2018, 15:30 [18]		Zimbabwe 0
1 2 3 1 Ahmed Salah Thabani Mathe 21 9 21 9     2 Abdelrahman Abdelhakim Paul Kopolo 21 13 21 12     3 Mohamed Mostafa Kamel Raffick Alfonso 21 7 21 8     4 Abdelrahman Abdelhakim / Ahmed Salah Raffick Alfonso / Paul Kopolo 21 1 21 11     5 Adham Hatem Elgamal / Shady Mamdouh Ashel Dziva / Thabani Mathe 21 10 21 10

• Ghana vs Zimbabwe

Ghana 5	Salle OMS Hacène Harcha Arena, Court 5 13 February 2018, 09:30 [19]		Zimbabwe 0
1 2 3 1 Emmanuel Yaw Donkor Thabani Mathe 21 9 21 9     2 Abraham Ayittey Paul Kopolo 21 9 21 10     3 Daniel Sam Raffick Alfonso 21 5 21 7     4 Abraham Ayittey / Michael Opoku Baah Raffick Alfonso / Paul Kopolo 21 11 21 9     5 Emmanuel Yaw Donkor / Daniel Sam Ashel Dziva / Thabani Mathe 21 3 21 6

• Egypt vs Ghana

Egypt 2	Salle OMS Hacène Harcha Arena, Court 3 13 February 2018, 17:30 [20]		Ghana 3
1 2 3 1 Ahmed Salah Emmanuel Yaw Donkor 20 22 15 21     2 Adham Hatem Elgamal Abraham Ayittey 21 15 21 16     3 Abdelrahman Abdelhakim Daniel Sam 21 14 15 21 18 21   4 Abdelrahman Abdelhakim / Ahmed Salah Abraham Ayittey / Michael Opoku Baah 21 15 21 10     5 Adham Hatem Elgamal / Shady Mamdouh Emmanuel Yaw Donkor / Daniel Sam 21 15 9 21 22 24

Knockout stage

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	14 February
	Mauritius	3
					14 February
	Zambia	0
					Mauritius	1
	14 February
					Algeria	3
	Algeria	3
									15 February
	Cameroon	0
									Algeria	3
	14 February
									Nigeria	2
	Egypt	2
					14 February
	Ghana	3
					Ghana	1
	14 February
					Nigeria	3
	Morocco	0
	Nigeria	3

Quarter-finals

• Mauritius vs Zambia

Mauritius 3	Salle OMS Hacène Harcha Arena, Court 2 14 February 2018, 09:30 [21]		Zambia 0
1 2 3 1 Julien Paul Chongo Mulenga 21 14 21 10     2 Aatish Lubah Kalombo Mulenga 20 22 22 20 21 9   3 Jean Bernard Bongout Mark Banda 21 18 21 9     4 Aatish Lubah / Julien Paul Chongo Mulenga / Kalombo Mulenga       not played 5 Melvin Appiah / Christopher Paul Mark Banda / Donald Mabo       not played

• Algeria vs Cameroon

Algeria 3	Salle OMS Hacène Harcha Arena, Court 3 14 February 2018, 09:30 [22]		Cameroon 0
1 2 3 1 Mohamed Abderrahime Belarbi Mamoudou Soudi 21 5 21 8     2 Youcef Sabri Medel Antoine Owona 21 12 21 15     3 Koceila Mammeri Paulin Nguele Biya 21 10 21 11     4 Sifeddine Larbaoui / Mohamed Abdelaziz Ouchefoun Paulin Nguele Biya / Antoine Owona       not played 5 Yacine Belhouane / Samy Khaldi Paul Henri Assembe / Mamoudou Soudi       not played

• Egypt vs Ghana

Egypt 2	Salle OMS Hacène Harcha Arena, Court 1 14 February 2018, 09:30 [23]		Ghana 3
1 2 3 1 Adham Hatem Elgamal Emmanuel Yaw Donkor 22 24 14 21     2 Abdelrahman Abdelhakim Michael Opoku Baah 21 11 21 17     3 Mohamed Mostafa Kamel Daniel Sam 18 21 23 25     4 Abdelrahman Abdelhakim / Ahmed Salah Abraham Ayittey / Michael Opoku Baah 21 12 21 16     5 Adham Hatem Elgamal / Shady Mamdouh Emmanuel Yaw Donkor / Daniel Sam 19 21 14 21

• Morocco vs Nigeria

Morocco 0	Salle OMS Hacène Harcha Arena, Court 4 14 February 2018, 09:30 [24]		Nigeria 3
1 2 3 1 Bilal El-Harab Clement Krobakpo 16 21 15 21     2 Ahmed Amine Ksikes Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori 9 21 5 21     3 Yassine El-Mernissi Godwin Olofua 4 21 5 21     4 Adam El-Mernissi / Ahmed Amine Ksikes Enejoh Abah / Clement Krobakpo       not played 5 Bilal El-Harab / Yassine El-Mernissi Habeeb Bello / Usman Isiaq       not played

Semi-finals

• Mauritius vs Algeria

Mauritius 1	Salle OMS Hacène Harcha Arena, Court 1 14 February 2018, 09:30 [25]		Algeria 3
1 2 3 1 Julien Paul Mohamed Abderrahime Belarbi 22 24 21 14 21 15   2 Aatish Lubah Youcef Sabri Medel 15 21 13 21     3 Jean Bernard Bongout Koceila Mammeri 14 21 15 21     4 Aatish Lubah / Julien Paul Mohamed Abderrahime Belarbi / Youcef Sabri Medel 18 21 15 21     5 Melvin Appiah / Christopher Paul Yacine Belhouane / Koceila Mammeri       not played

• Ghana vs Nigeria

Ghana 1	Salle OMS Hacène Harcha Arena, Court 4 14 February 2018, 09:30 [26]		Nigeria 3
1 2 3 1 Emmanuel Yaw Donkor Clement Krobakpo 10 21 17 21     2 Abraham Ayittey Habeeb Bello 21 19 21 15     3 Daniel Sam Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori 13 21 16 21     4 Abraham Ayittey / Michael Opoku Baah Enejoh Abah / Clement Krobakpo 12 21 13 21     5 Emmanuel Yaw Donkor / Daniel Sam Godwin Olofua / Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori       not played

Final

• Algeria vs Nigeria

Algeria 3	Salle OMS Hacène Harcha Arena, Court 1 14 February 2018, 09:30 [27]		Nigeria 2
1 2 3 1 Mohamed Abderrahime Belarbi Clement Krobakpo 21 15 17 21 19 21   2 Youcef Sabri Medel Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori 10 21 21 17 21 14   3 Koceila Mammeri Godwin Olofua 21 17 21 17     4 Mohamed Abderrahime Belarbi / Youcef Sabri Medel Enejoh Abah / Clement Krobakpo 15 21 19 21     5 Yacine Belhouane / Koceila Mammeri Godwin Olofua / Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori 21 13 21 15

Women's team

The Mauritian women's team clinched the title and won the gold medal after beating the flagship country of African badminton, Nigeria. Under the coach from Malaysia, Krishnan Yogendran, Mauritius defeating Nigeria with the score 3–0.^[28] The Egypt and Algeria women's team were placed third in the competition and won the bronze medal. Both teams defeated in the semifinal by Nigeria and Mauritius with the score 3–2 respectively.^[7][29]

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Nigeria	2	2	0	9	1	+8	19	2	+17	422	263	+159	2	Knockout stage
2	Algeria	2	1	1	5	5	0	10	11	−1	366	345	+21	1
3	Uganda	2	0	2	1	9	−8	2	18	−16	233	413	−180	0

Source: TS

Date		Score		Match 1	Match 2	Match 3	Match 4	Match 5
12 Feb	Nigeria	4–1	Algeria	2–0	1–2	2–0	2–0	2–0
13 Feb	Uganda	1–4	Algeria	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–0
13 Feb	Nigeria	5–0	Uganda	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Mauritius	3	3	0	13	2	+11	26	4	+22	589	340	+249	3	Knockout stage
2	Egypt	3	2	1	11	4	+7	23	9	+14	620	400	+220	2
3	Ghana	3	1	2	6	9	−3	13	19	−6	495	516	−21	1
4	Zimbabwe	3	0	3	0	15	−15	0	30	−30	182	630	−448	0

Source: TS

Date		Score		Match 1	Match 2	Match 3	Match 4	Match 5
12 Feb	Egypt	4–1	Ghana	2–0	2–0	2–1	2–0	1–2
12 Feb	Mauritius	5–0	Zimbabwe	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0
13 Feb	Egypt	5–0	Zimbabwe	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0
13 Feb	Mauritius	5–0	Ghana	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0
13 Feb	Egypt	2–3	Mauritius	0–2	2–0	0–2	2–0	0–2
13 Feb	Zimbabwe	0–5	Ghana	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	14 February
	Nigeria	3
					15 February
	Egypt	2
					Nigeria	0
	14 February
					Mauritius	3
	Algeria	2
	Mauritius	3

References

1. "Continental Joust for TUC Qualification". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
2. "17 countries involved in African Badminton Championships in Algiers". DZ Breaking. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
3. "Algeria International 2018" (PDF). Badminton Confederation of Africa. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 January 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
4. "African Badminton Championships: Algeria snatches team title". Algeria Press Service. Archived from the original on 17 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
5. "Algeria floor Nigeria at African badminton finals". The Punch. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
6. "Algeria Make History – Finals: All Africa Men's & Women's Team Championships 2018". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
7. "Nigeria Badminton Team Through to Final in Algeria". Sports Village Square. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
8. "Tight Wins for Nigeria, Mauritius – Semi-finals: All Africa Men's & Women's Team Championships 2018". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
9. Men's Team Group A - Mauritius vs Tunisia
10. Men's Team Group A - Cameroon vs Tunisia
11. Men's Team Group A - Mauritius vs Cameroon
12. Men's Team Group B - Algeria vs Ivory Coast
13. Men's Team Group B - Zambia vs Ivory Coast
14. Men's Team Group B - Algeria vs Zambia
15. Men's Team Group C - Nigeria vs Morocco
16. Men's Team Group C - Seychelles vs Morocco
17. Men's Team Group C - Nigeria vs Seychelles
18. Men's Team Group D - Egypt vs Zimbabwe
19. Men's Team Group D - Ghana vs Zimbabwe
20. Men's Team Group D - Egypt vs Ghana
21. Quarter-finals - Mauritius vs Zambia
22. Quarter-finals - Algeria vs Cameroon
23. Quarter-finals - Egypt vs Ghana
24. Quarter-finals - Morocco vs Nigeria
25. Semi-finals - Mauritius vs Algeria
26. Semi-finals - Ghana vs Nigeria
27. Final - Algeria vs Nigeria
28. "Badminton - Championnats d`Afrique - la selection féminine de Maurice décroche la médaille d`or dans la competition par equipe en Algérie" (in French). Mauritius Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
29. "Badminton : Maurice défie le Nigeria en finale féminine" (in French). Le Mauricien. Retrieved 17 February 2018.

External links

• Tournament draws